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Television Resources

Programs, criticism, and technologies having to do with visual images transmitted as electromagnetic waves.

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Episode Guides

Compilations of information about specific programs.

Genres

Types of television shows and specific shows.

Program Listings

Resources in this category are:

About.com: TV Schedules & Reviews

http://tvschedules.about.com/

An Internet guide for television, with feature articles, Website links, and discussion forums. Topics covered include reviews, schedules, ratings, networks, HDTV, theme songs, television violence, commercials, and episode guides.

Author: Krista Beck (tvschedules.guide@about.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Association of America's Public TV Stations (APTS)

http://www.apts.org/

"The Association of America's Public Television Stations (APTS) is a nonprofit membership organization established in 1980. Its members are the nation's public television stations. APTS's mission is to support the continued growth and development of a strong and financially sound noncommercial television service for the American public." Site includes Public broadcasting issues, fact sheets, lobbying, press releases and links to public broadcasting sites.

Author: America's Public Television Stations (webmaster@apts.org)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Industry--Publishing & Media

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Ben's Cable Box

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/3254/cabletv.htm

All about how cable TV works, including FAQs on cable basics, connections and problems, plus cable wiring diagrams and an interactive CATV problem locator. You can also Ask the Cable Guy questions you may have.

Author:

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Keywords: Cable TV; CATV

Broadcasting in Chicago, 1921-1989

http://www.mcs.net/~richsam/

Online museum highlighting the history of TV and radio broadcasting in Chicago; emphasis on the NBC studios at the Merchandise Mart.

Author: Rich Samuels (richsam@mcs.net)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Radio

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--20th Century History

Keywords: Museum

Classic TV Database

http://www.classic-tv.com/

Archive of information on classic television, from Milton Berle to Lucy to Mary Tyler Moore to Cheers and beyond. Index by show and performer, with data about theme songs, trivia, merchandising and rankings.

Author: Chris Casconi (webmaster@classic-tv.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Reference--Biographies--Entertainers

Keywords: pop culture; contemporary history; Hollywood

Drew's Scripts-O-Rama

http://www.script-o-rama.com/

An "index of movie and television scripts available on the Internet." Includes links to scripts and transcripts of movies and television shows as well as unproduced scripts.

Author:

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Movies

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Keywords: Scripts; Transcripts; Screenplays

Encyclopedia of Television

http://www.mbcnet.org/ETV/nav/Etvframes.htm

"The Encyclopedia of Television includes more than 1,000 original essays from more than 250 contributors and examines specific programs and people, historic moments and trends, major policy disputes and such topics as violence, tabloid television and the quiz show scandal. It also includes histories of major television networks as well as broadcasting systems around the world and is complemented by resource materials, photos and bibliographical information."

Author: Museum of Broadcast Communications

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Industry--Publishing & Media

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Keywords: History; Broadcasting; Actors

Fan Fiction on the Net: Writer's Reference

http://members.aol.com/KSNicholas/fanfic/writer.html

"A guide to resources for fan fiction writers." Includes links to general writing, reference, copyright, and publishing resources, as well as links to resources specific to fan fiction writing and publishing. Updated often.

Author: Karen Nicholas (KSNicholas@aol.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Reference--Style & Writing Guides

Keywords: Fanfic; television; TV; movies

Federal Commincations Commission (FCC)

http://www.fcc.gov/

"The mission of this independent government agency is to encourage competition in all communications markets and to protect the public interest. In response to direction from the Congress, the FCC develops and implements policy concerning interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable" Searchable site includes news, hot topic issues and other communications information.

Author: United States Federal Communications Commission (fccinfo@fcc.gov)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Radio

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--US Federal Government

GIST TV Listings

http://www.gist.com/tv/

Online guide to television information. Includes a customizable weekly listing of television programs for over 40 channels, divided by time zone. (U.S. only) Also has television news, gossip, and features.

Author: New Century Productions, Inc. (editor@paperboy.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Entertainment & Leisure--Television--Program Listings

Golden Globe Awards

http://www.goldenglobes.org/

This site has current and past Golden Globe Award winners for motion pictures and television as chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. There's also a brief blurb on each actor or actress who has won the Cecil B. deMille Award.

Author: Hollywood Foreign Press Association (hfpa95@aol.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Movies

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Keywords: awards

The Internet Movie Database (IMDB)

http://us.imdb.com/

Aka Cardiff's Movie Database Browser, this searchable database contains information on individual films, actors, directors, composers, and genres. Also has a special section on Academy Award winners and nominees. This is probably the best place to look first for movie information.

Author: The Internet Movie Database Ltd (feedback@imdb.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Movies

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Keywords: Actors; Directors; Filmography; Biography; Oscars

Mobsters.tv

http://www.mobsters.tv/

This site talks about "Famous Mobsters of Filmland, TV-land, and Gangland."

Author:

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Movies

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Keywords: mobsters; history; TV; film; characters

The Motion Picture and Television Photo Archive

http://www.mptv.net/main/main_elements/mainpage.htm

"This site contains images owned and/or represented by the Motion Picture and Television Photo Archive Inc. (MPTV) - home to over 23,000 classic images dating from the 1910's to the present." You can search for and view images online, but you must obtain the proper rights if you wish to make further use of the images.

Author:

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Movies

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Visual Arts--Photography

Screen Source

http://www.amug.org/~scrnsrc/

"Guide to movies and TV facts past/present/future, with graphics, celebrity addresses, merchandise, promotions, and other info."

Author:

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Movies

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Keywords: Episode Guides

Seiyuu (voice actor) Database

http://www.tcp.com/~doi/seiyuu/

This is an on-line database of Japanese voice actors -- mostly for animated television shows and movies, but also for radio dramas and other related work (including events and interviews at which the actors were present, and magazine articles about various actors). It contains personal information and cross-references roles for various shows.

Author: Hitoshi Doi (doi@usagi.org)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Movies--Genres--Animation

Entertainment & Leisure--Radio

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Keywords: CDs; Events; Vocal; Audio dramas; Japanese; Magazine; Biographies; Japan

Special TV Resources

http://www.specialweb.com/tv/

Extensive list of TV related links including sites on current and past shows, actors and actresses of TV fame, TV Usenet newsgroups, on-line TV and cable zines, as well as a section devoted to Commercials.

Author: Celine Chamberlin (tv@specialweb.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Keywords: TV Shows; Commercials

SpudTV

http://www.spudtv.com/

Searchable database of televison shows both past and present. Users can search by keyword, title, and type or simply browse the database. Entries provide factual information and links to show web sites. 

Author: SpudTV (mailbag@spudtv.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Television FAQs

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/tv/

Links to a host of television related FAQs.

Author:

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Keywords: Episode Guides; Soaps; Comedy; FAQ

Television Passings

http://telesearch.org/passings/

"A Current Roster of Recent Deaths in the Television World." A monthly listing (starting in January 1997) of the deaths of people involved in the television industry. Includes actors and people who worked behind the cameras. Each listing has a mini-obituary which gives information about the individual's work. Also indexed by name.

Author: Telesearch.org (director@telesearch.org)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Reference--Biographies--Entertainers

Keywords: Actors; Personalities; TV; Celebrities; Obituaries; Composers; Directors; Producers

TV Acres

http://www.tvacres.com/

This site's mission is "To provide an easy-to-use, on-line subject guide that quickly finds information about the characters, places and things that appeared on television programs broadcast from the 1940s to the present (during prime time and Saturday mornings). Note: TV Acres primarily documents American TV. However, we do love much of what comes out of Great Britain so don't be surprised if there are entries from UK-produced shows in the database."

Author: Jerome A. Holst

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Keywords: tv; television

TVIndustry.com

http://www.tvindustry.com/

"TVIndustry.com is the Internet community for television professionals, providing daily information on the Art, Technology and Business of television... TVIndustry.com provides daily news and interviews about breaking developments and other hot topics, discussions of creative techniques and tools, and other valuable information such as job listings."

Author: Creative Planet, Inc. and Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Comments@TVIndustry.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Keywords: television industry; Hollywood; entertainment industry; broadcast; cable

TVparty!

http://www.tvparty.com/

A nostalgic tribute to the history of television, from the advent of the medium until the present day. Read about and watch video clips of your favorite shows and commercials from the past, learn about TV-related scandals and mysteries, find out what happened to stars from the past, and discover interesting and little known facts. Covers all genres (drama, comedy, variety shows, commercials, animation, children's shows, TV specials, etc.)

Author: Billy Ingram

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Arts & Humanities--Culture--Pop Culture

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--United States Culture

Keywords: Television history; TV shows; Programs; Variety Shows; Genres; Commercials

TVThemesonline.com

http://www.tvthemesonline.com/

Categorized (by genre) listing of television theme songs. Includes all types of shows - cartoons, dramas, comedies, soaps, game shows, science fiction, and sports, and variety shows.

Author:

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Keywords: Theme songs

What A Character!

http://www.what-a-character.com/

A Web site devoted to character actors ­ those actors you see frequently in movies and television shows, but who haven't reached major celebrity status. Each actor's profile includes a photo, a short biography and a complete filmography of movies, TV series, and TV guest appearances. This site is searchable and also has several indexes (actors' names, age, film, TV series, TV guest appearances.)

Author:

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Movies

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Reference--Biographies--Entertainers

Keywords: Character actors; Celebrities; Bit part; Supporting; Guest stars

Worldwide TV Standards

http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Contrib/WorldTV/

An explanation of the differing TV standards around the world.

Author: Bevis King (B.King@ee.surrey.ac.uk)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Science & Technology--Electronics

Keywords: FAQ

Yahoo! Events - Television

http://www.broadcast.com/Entertainment_and_Arts/Television/

A directory of audio, video, and chat events online relating to television. Search or browse through subject categories.

Author: Yahoo! Inc.

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Zap2it.com

http://www.zap2it.com

"On Zap2it.com, you'll find local movie, TV and Internet listings to help you make those entertainment choices. You'll also find information about your favorite stars, movies and TV shows in one place. Zap2it.com -- Your Guide to What's Onscreen - TV, Movies, Internet!" Also television and movie industry news.

Author: Tribune Media Services

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Movies

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

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